A Question about wires and midi cables

Please let me know if what i'm doing is ok for my wires. I rolled up the extra wire in my midi cables and computer wires and taped the rolls together so that I don't have wires all over the place. i used masking tape. Is this a bad idea? fire hazard?

Should be fine mate don't worry about it.

I know problems can occur with when wrapping audio cables in a similar way but with MIDI things like that don't matter.

what's bad for wires is to yank them out by the cord. and i do that far too often.

DON'T TURN IT ON!!!!

it should be okay, but try to keep the power cables as far away from audio cables as possible.

the low-voltage wiring (signal cables - audio, midi) shouldn't induce any interference/crosstalk into each other, while high-voltage alternating current (power wiring connected to the wall power outlets) tend to induce unwanted currents - buzz, noise... that's why you should keep them physically apart, or at least have them run perpendicular to the audio wiring, instead of parallel.

and there is no fire hazard :)

i think hanratty actually meant, "will bundling the cables potentially break them?"

i don't believe he meant that. he was afraid he'd set his house on fire.

Masking tape is gonna leave a bunch of gunk on your cables once you remove it. Perhaps zip-ties would be better suited for organizing your cables.

please tell me you haven't turned it on yet...

  hahathhat said:

i think hanratty actually meant, "will bundling the cables potentially break them?"

yeah, that's what i meant. but i did think about a fire hazard too (although it seems less likely)

thanks for the advice!

edit: but i will switch from masking tape to twisty ties. :shade:

I find it best to use staple guns and safety pins to keep your wire perfectly in place. some times I staple multiple wires together, an then I rap them in aluminum and put them in my microwave. Trust me on this, I'm a doctor.

  hahathhat said:

what's bad for wires is to yank them out by the cord. and i do that far too often.

same did that yesterday :(

use zip ties.... or even these guys:

link

That way everything is easy to unravel and re-ravel.

yeah, ratchety stuff like cable ties will keep things in place best.